1845 Wind River Mts.Wyoming by Fremont
Two Engravings from
1845 Report of the Exploring Expedition
to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842,
and to Oregon
and North California in the Years 1843-1844
By Brevet Capt. J. C.
Frémont
of the Topographical Engineers
Under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the
Topographical bureau
Printed by order of the House of Representatives
Washington, Blair and Rives,
printers. 1845.
Central Chain of the Wind River Mountains
View of the Wind River Mountains
John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) was
an American mapmaker and explorer of the Far West, an important figure in the U.S.
conquest and development of California.
In 1838 Frémont assisted the French scientist Jean-Nicolas Nicollet in surveying
and mapping the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. He also headed an
expedition (1841) to survey the Des Moines River for Nicollet, who had given him
expert instruction in geology, topography, and astronomy. His growing taste for
wilderness exploration was whetted by the expansionist enthusiasm of Missouri
senator Thomas Hart Benton, who became his adviser, sponsor, and, in 1841,
father-in-law. Benton's influence in government enabled Frémont to accomplish
within the next few years the mapping of much of the territory between the
Mississippi valley and the Pacific Ocean. In 1842 the War Department sent him to
survey the route west to Wyoming. The
second Topographical Expedition left Missouri in June of 1843, and,
mapping the Oregon Trail, had traveled to Fort Vancouver. Intending to return to
Missouri through the Southwest, they turned south through Oregon, Western
Nevada (then Utah Territory) , thus completing a survey to
the mouth of the Columbia River. By January, 1844, the expedition was comprised of twenty-seven men,
including Christopher "Kit" Carson and Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick,
sixty-seven horses and mules, and a bronze mountain howitzer.
The
engravings offered for sale come from the report describing these two Frémont expeditions.
The volume was printed in Washington DC by Blair and Rives. At this time,
all of the federal government's printing was contracted out.
Congress resolved that 10,000 copies of this report be published.
For the detailed description of the report and its content,
GO HERE,
Recently, I found a broken copy of the report (loose pages without covers)
containing two litographed maps,
several scenes (engravings), and
A report
of the exploring expedition to Oregon and north California (p. 105-290).
(The botanical plates and "A report on an exploration of the country lying between the Missouri
river and the Rocky mountains, on the line of the Kansas and Great Platte rivers" - the First Expedition -
are missing.)
This lot contains two authentic engravings from Frémont's report:
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Central Chain of the Wind River Mountains
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View of the Wind River Mountains.
This engraving is partly hand colored (probably by a contemporary owner).
The Wind River Range holds the highest peaks in Wyoming, including Fremont Peak,
which is named for John Frémont who reached it in 1842. See pictures
for more details; click image to view larger version.
Leaves are 5 1/2" x 8 3/4".
The condition is
good.
Imperfections:
age toning (including some foxing) and water stains (see scans). Small tear in bottom margin
(far from engraving) repaired
with mending tape.
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copies.
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and
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